What to do, what to do...

I am excited about the spring season coming soon. I know that the groundhog says that we have six more weeks of winter, but I am an optimist. I am looking forward to days out in the fresh air and watching Jakob run around outside again. He has so much energy and it isn’t fun to watch it be bottled up during the winter months. I am finding more programs that he can participate in. Actually, I am a little overwhelmed with options. Once he turns three (March 29th) he will be able to participate in all kinds of things. He can go to daycare two days a week, recreation programs at the community center, Soccer Tots, art classes, music classes. Some are cheap, some are reasonable, and some are expensive. So how do you decide what your child will benefit from the most. I will be making some decisions based on what his friends will participate in. Taking the Movement Exploration class with his “girlfriend” at the community center for example. But then what other venue do we explore. Do I help encourage his artistic side? Do I get him involved in the sports that I know he will love? Unfortunately we have to choose. The budget does not allow for us to do it all, I wish it did, but that just isn’t the case. Jakob isn’t quite at the age and understanding that if asked he would tell me what he wants to do more. I wish he was, that way he could make the decision. So maybe the answer is to rotate. Do one session of art, then soccer, then cooking, etc, etc. I also hope that there are these options available to us wherever we move in November. It would be very sad to get him involved in something that he wouldn’t be able to continue.